Shoe.



A. FRAZER.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I. 1913.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application and April 1, 1913. Serial no. 758,185.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALONZO FRAZER, a. citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which thefollo'wing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a lined shoe of the type known to the trade as stitchdown shoes, the uppers of which are turned outwardly in lasting.

Lined stitchdown shoes, as heretofore made, as far as I am aware, have included, besides outer members. and linings of uppers, an outer sole and a separate inner sole.

One of the objects of my invention is to so construct a lined stitchdown shoe as to eliminate the use of a separate inner sole, thereby lessening the expense of production, and rendering the shoe more flexible.

A further object of my invention is to join the outer member and lining of the upper and the outer sole in such manner as to render the connection between these members stronger and more secure than in 'stitch-, down shoes previously produced. This object is obtained by forming a combined inner and outer sole with an upstanding abutment corresponding to the edge of an inner sole, and driving staples or the like through the upper and into the upstanding face of said abutment at points-above the base of said abutment, so as to firmly force the lining against the upstanding face of said abutment.

A still further object of my invention is to produce a lined stitchdown shoe that may be supplied with a new sole as readily and perfectly as to other types of shoes, either by stitching, Pegging, or nailing operations.

Figure I is a perspective view of the sole of a shoe made in accordance with my invention. Fig. II is an enlarged cross section including only a side portion of the shoe, and illustrating the fastening means for securing the upper directly to the abutment at the edge of the sole. Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II, illustrating a side portion of a shoe having a single section outer sole in lieu of the double section outer sole shown in Fig. Ill.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: The outer sole of my shoe, as illustrated in Fig. II, comprises two sections A and C and, as illustrated in Fig. III, comprises a single section. I will, in the following description, refer more particularly to the double section sole, with the understanding, however, that my invention pertains also to a shoe in which the single section sole is present, and in the description, with reference to Fig. II, will designate the section A as the upper sole section, and the section C as the lower sole section of the shoe. The single section sole shown in Fig. III will be considered an outer sole designated A.

The sole section A is cut inwardly relative to its edge and downwardly from its top face to form a channel 1, at the' inner edge of which is a shoulder or lip 2, the channel serving to receive the outturned wings I) and (Z of the outer'member B of the upper and the lining l),- respectively. It should be sole section A at and near the edge of such 'SQCUOII, so that the production of the channel does not objectionably weaken the portion of the sole section to which the outturned wings of the elements of the upper are secured. It should also be mentioned at this point in the description that the channel 1 is preferably so produced asto render the shoulder or lip 2 of undercut form and produce a feather edge 3 at the top of the shoulder or lip. i

In the manufacture of my shoe, the sole section A is channeled and provided with a shoulder or 'lip extendinglthroughout so much of the sole as it may be desired to channel for the reception of the upper in accordance with my invention; and the upper is produced with the outturned wings b and 03', which fit in the channel 1, with the vertical portion of the lining of the upper resting against the shoulder or lip 2, the latter serving as an abutment. The outer member and lining of the up er are then first secured to the sole by suitable fastenfirm engagement with each other, firmly force the lining against the abutment, and strengthen the shoes at the junction of the upwardly extending portion of the upper and the sole. In thus connecting the upper to the sole section A, I provide for the presence of the central portion of said sole section within the shoe, and this ortion, therefore, serves as an inner sole, mtegral with the sole section A and directly connected to the upper. Furthermore, by this construction, the lining of the upper is con fined and held to the abutment with the outer main member of the upper, so that there is no opportunity for loosening of the lining as in the case where the upper is secured to the sole only at points below such abutment, and the feather edge 3 being firmly seated against the inner wall of the lining, furnishes a curved face extending from the central portion of the sole section 1 A upwardly and outwardly to the upper,

such as is desirable to give a neat and desirable contour to the interior of the shoe at the junction of the sole and the lining of the upper.

The margins of both the outer member and lining of the upper are fastened securely and firmly to the, sole by stitching 5 that extends through these members and preferably, also, through a reinforcing and finish strip 6 overlying the marginal wing of the upper.

It will be seen that by constructing a lined stitchdown shoe in accordance with my invention, there is absolutely no occasion for the use of a separate inner sole, and it will be appreciated that the inner sole portion of the sole section A, or sole A, constitutes in effect an inner sole which meets all of the demands for such an element in a shoe.

It will be obvious that the connection between the upper and the outer sole of a shoe of the kind described herein is much stronger and much more secure than it is in lined stitchdown shoes as heretofore made, this being due to the presence of the shoulder or lip provided upon the sole, and the provision of fastening means whereby the outer member and lining of the upper are attached to the sole at the location of such shoulder or lip.

WVhile I have herein described my invention as pertaining to shoes, it will be obvious that boots and other articles of footwear may be constructed in accordance with my invention, andalthough the invention is claimed as an improvement in stitchdown shoes, I desire to be understood as claiming my invention when made use of in any kind of stitchdown footwear.

I claim s In a shoe, an upper comprising an outer member and a lining, and a combined inner and outer sole member consisting of a single piece of material having an undercut abutment provided with an upstanding face to which the lining is fitted, said undercut abutment corresponding in location to the edge of an inner sole, and the said undercut abutment terminating in a free feather edge which engages said lining, both the outer member of the upper and the lining being turned outwardly at the base of said undercut abutment and sewed to said combined inner and outer sole member at points beyond the base of said undercut abutment; combinedwith members driven through substantially vertical portions of both the liningand outer member of said upper and into the upstanding face of said undercut abutment at points above the base of said undercut abutment, so as to firmly force the lining against the upstanding face of said abutment, thereby reinforcing the shoe at the junction of said upper and the combined inner and outer sole member, at the same time firmly forcing said lining against said free feather edge.

- ALONZO FRAZER. In the presence of M. FALVEY, E. B. LINN. 

